These are the EXACT same steps I used to go from $0 to over $1,000,000 in online course sales in less than 24 months (and used by over 2,500+ of my students)

Jenny Blake, creator of Life After College, is in the house to talk about (in extreme detail) her rise as an author, entrepreneur, blogger, and online brand builder. And for some extra fun, Jenny and I both reveal the exact terms of our book deals with our respective publishers to let you know a little more about the book industry.

You should definitely tune in, because you’ll learn:

How Jenny came up with her brand and got started.

How she built her audience/fans.

How she went from blog to book (all the juicy details).

The results, how she got burned out, and what she did next.

How she is shifting her business model and what is working now.

…and much more!

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That’s a tough question. Really – I think it’s how you present yourself (I think you need to teach people how to treat you). I would call myself an author if I had an eBook, but I probably wouldn’t if I was just blogging (on my own platform – if I was writing articles for another platform, I’d consider myself an author). There’s a certain level of professionalism and depth one expects from an author, and I feel like that goes beyond writing on your own platform. But then again – that’s my interpretation of that word. 🙂

Yah, I agree with Lisa. An author has a body of work in book form. Might be an ebook, etc. but a book.

Sbutler

Terrific interview. Loved Jenny’s honesty and her story. I also loved that she built everything organically and by developing relationships with people she found interesting. This has given me courage to move forward with courses and digital products. Thanks again.

David Siteman Garland

Definitely. Take the courage and be a lion…like the Wizard Of Oz.

Irina

Wow – Jenny comes across as such an honest and sincere person. Amazing interview!

David! After I purchased CAOC I implemented everything I learned and had a $3,000 launch which was life changing. As uber excited as I was about that I soon scaled up to an $84,000 launch. Since then I’ve practiced the same CAOC system every time and now have six figure launches (just closed on a $614,000 launch!). How is that even possible?!?